Anna Tran

Anna Rose Tran

OCAD University/ BDes Environmental Design: Interior / Minor in Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation

Motivated Environmental and Interior Design student with a multidisciplinary background in videography, woodworking, and fashion design. My design approach aims to to create meaningful spaces that erase the separation between humans and our environments.

Driven by collaborative experiences within my community and cultural heritage, I strive to create art that becomes a mosaic of people I meet and experiences I encounter.

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EXPERIENCE

May 2020 - Present

May 2023 - Present

September 2023- Present

October 2019 - August 2021

EXTRACURRICULARS

September 2024 - Present

July 2022 - September 2022

Seamstress / Founder FortheLoveofAnna

Art Installer OnSite Gallery

Wardrobe & Set Designer TMU Theatre Company

Boutique Sales Associate Aritzia

Events Director RenderED - Environmental Design Club

Undergraduate Student Senator OCAD University

Climate Action & Urban Agriculture Fellow York University

SKILLS

Adobe CC

MS Office

CAD/Render

Soft Skills

Premiere Pro / Photoshop / Indesign / Lightroom / After Effects

Word / Excel / Powerpoint

AutoCAD / SketchUp / Enscape / Maya / Rhino

C2 fluency in Vietnamese / Teamwork / Time Management

6 - 13 14 - 21

ESPOUSE / community centre

5 SENSES / hotel

22 - 29 30 - 35

DIU / residential house CITRUS / habitat home

ESPOUSE / community centre

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TYPOLOGY: Community Centre

LOCATION: 291 Dufferin St., Toronto ON M6K 1Z5

YEAR: 2023

SCHOOL

WORK

The Espouse Community Centre highlights the concept of embracing oneself throughout all ages. Aiming to reach coherence with the community’s diverse age population, the building’s design and programmatic components echo from the interior to the exterior of the site. As one grows old, life may begin to feel monotonous. The design of the Espouse centre aims to espouse one throughout all stages of life, and shed a positive light towards aging.

SOFTWARES: AutoCAD, Photoshop

PHYSICAL FABRICATION: Woodwork, Lasercut, Hand Sketching

Design Concept

With its programmatic components ranging from an eldercare program and game room, the notion of embracing all ages is carried through. The design extends throughout the landscape, seeking to capture the entirety that the site offers.

With the building embraced into the ground, and materials and finishes that blend with the surroundings, this project is a space that offers an opportunity for everyone to disconnect, relax, and enjoy.

Espouse

CLERESTORY ROOF

The clerestory roof with windows oriented south allows optimal sunlight to seep in from above and fully illuminate the space and instill feelings of warmth, enabling a permanent presence of the outdoor landscape and the views inside.

SUSTAINABILITY

Material factors of chukum paired with carbonized wood are adopted to establish a warm and comfortable environment. These materials are renewable resources comprising of physical properties that make them ideal for withstanding the climatic conditions of Toronto.

KING ST.

DUFFERIN

LANDSCAPE

Deciduous trees line the perimeter for controlling movement to provide seasonal shade and cooling of the building.

RIB-LIKE MASSES

The outdoor pergola’s rib-like masses physically and conceptually propose an echoing contrast against the solid mass of the building.

NON-RECTILINEAR FORMS

The water features line between the pergolas and building, allowing for sunlight to reflect against the water and refract back against the building, resolving the buildings notion of the embracement of light.

5 SENSES / hotel

TYPOLOGY: Hotel

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LOCATION: 460 King St. West, Toronto, ON M5V 1L7

YEAR: 2024

SCHOOL WORK, TEAM PROJECT WITH PARMIDA ASIABAN

In reimagining the Spadina Hotel, the design concept embraces the principles of fluidity and movement to explore how art interacts with the 5 human senses. Inspired by the dynamic art world of the city, the redesigned space encourages the continuous movement of people, ideas, and shared experiences, nurturing a vibrant artistic community within its walls.

SOFTWARES: AutoCAD, Enscape, SketchUp, Photoshop

Design Concept

5 SENSES

The hotel’s design embodies the experience of exploring art using all 5 human senses; sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

The principles of fluidity and movement are embraced to explore how art interacts with the 5 human senses. The space seamlessly connects communal areas, allowing a fluid transition between diverse social interactions. Fluid lines and adaptable spaces mirror the 5 human senses that flow through the body, transforming the hotel into a living, breathing hub that encourages the continuous movement of people and nurtures a vibrant artistic community within its walls.

CHEVERON WOOD FLOORING

CHIMICHURRI GREEN PAINTBENJAMIN MOORE

FRISBI PENDANT LIGHT- FLOS

SADARIUS BEDALL MODERN

KING ST.

RECEPTION

THE 5 SENSES OF ART

The Public Space is split into 5 zones:

SIGHT- Art market & Gallery space: visual art

HEARING- Piano & Concert Space: music

SMELL- Sculptural Garden: plant aromas

TASTE- Bar & Cafe: drinks, food

TOUCH- Reception Area: furniture materiality

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DIU / residential house

TYPOLOGY: Residential

LOCATION: 37 Bulwer St. Toronto, ON M5T 1A1

YEAR: 2023

SCHOOL WORK

“The Diu House” is a home for clients who are navigating the challenges of Alzheimer’s and depression. It is centered around creating a team pairing of a tranquil and harmonious living environment. With spaces to heal and uplift, the house fosters an environment of connection and discovery.

SOFTWARES: AutoCAD, Enscape, SketchUp, Photoshop

PHYSICAL FABRICATION: Woodwork, Lasercut

Design Concept

DIU (TRANSLATES TO ‘GENTLE’ FROM VIETNAMESE)

Through fluid spaces and curved forms, the design aims to promote ease of movement and gentle navigation while ensuring a sense of connectivity between areas.

To honour the clients’ Vietnamese heritage, their home is named in their mother tongue.

JADE TILE FLOORING

CREAM TEXTILES

BAMBOO WOOD FLOORING

CREAM STUCCO WALL

CITRUS / habitat home

TYPOLOGY: Residential

LOCATION: 1873 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON M6R 2Z3

YEAR: 2022

SCHOOL WORK

The “Citrus House” reimagines the concept of shelter as a harmonious dialogue between the built form and the natural world, embracing both social and ecological imperatives. The ideation of decomposition is expressed through the house’s embodiment of the organic action of the peeling of an orange, and its decomposing interaction with its environment and the sun’s intervals throughout the day.

SOFTWARES: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, Rhino PHYSICAL FABRICATION: Hand Rendering and Modelling

Design Concept

Decomposition, Modular

The home’s design draws inspiration from the peeling of an orange, symbolizing layers that unfold and interact with the environment. This dynamic relationship evolves throughout the day, responding to the sun’s shifting intervals and embedding the home within the rhythms of its surroundings, fostering an interplay between decay, renewal, and inhabitance.